Copper Carbonate Is Not Cobalt Carbonate…

That title should be copper carb is not cobalt carb dumbass. I was sitting there in my glaze calc software tweaking the recipes I tried in the last kilnload that failed miserably and I chose cobalt carb off the list and started thinking… cobalt, cobalt, cobalt, did I use cobalt? I went down and retrieved my mix sheet and it says cobalt and I went and got the containers that I used and hadn’t put away yet and sure enough I used copper carb instead. There’s something about being in a hurry I guess and I missed my chance to test the glaze before this upcoming load. Que sera, sera. So to compound my mistake I decided to add the cobalt in anyway (slightly less) and see what happens. The bug woke me up this morning saying, hurry, come downstairs and look at Sunglasses’ throwup (she pronounces is fro-up). I said, no I’ve seen throwup, I don’t need to see more. She said, no dad, this throwup is different, you gotta come see. I said, what’s different?… is it blue? She said, no, it’s got bubbles. I said, sugar… I’m not getting up to go look at some puke. She said, pleeeeeaaaase. Etc., etc. Sofia and Mom and I were sitting on the porch eating dinner last night (it was a balmy 65 degrees) and the bug asked Mom to get her another helping of pasta. When Mom went inside, I said to Sofia, what should we get Mom for her birthday? It’s coming up in a month or so. Sofia looks at me and says, an ice cube. I said, an ice cube for her birthday? Then she says, no, a salad. So Mom, it’s gonna be a good birthday this year. We spent some time online the other day and I have to post another new favorite website of Sofia’s called badgerbadgerbadger.com. Not sure how I ended up on this video but here you go if you’re a pet lover…

Here’s a bowl from the kiln last weekend…

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